Murphy's law strikes again!

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Last Christmas I ordered a gift for my Wife from a company in Dallas, Texas

It went through Irving, Texas, then Memphis, Tennessee, then directly to Richmond, BC
I thought, great, it will be here in a day or so, but then noticed it was posted as an International shipment release ???
Next thing you know, it's on it's way to Paris, France
After speaking with FedEx, it was sent from Paris back to Memphis, then finally made it's way here. All this in only 3 days
So now it's Dec 22
I unpack the gift, plug it in, and it goes Pffffttttt poof !!!

I contacted the vendor and after the laughter and appologies, they shipped another immediately, which made it by Dec 24 ... and it works
Whew, talk about cutting it close